Argentina geography game

Guess the distance between two towns, grow the pole, drop it and land its tip on the target. A free daily distance game in Argentina.

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What is PoleGuesser?

PoleGuesser is a geography game about distances. You stand in one of 100 towns and cities in Argentina, a target town is named, and you grow a red-and-white striped surveyor's pole until it is as long as you think the distance is. Then you drop it: the pole tips over towards the target, and the closer its gold tip lands, the more points you score.

Every day at midnight Swiss time there is a new Daily Pole in Argentina: the same 5 throws for everyone playing in Argentina, with a streak, a spoiler-free share text and a daily leaderboard. Practice is unlimited.

How it works

  1. Find the target. You stand in one town and a target town is named. In Visible mode it is marked on the map; in Blind mode you only have your geography.
  2. Grow the pole. Hold Grow (or the space bar) until the pole is as long as the distance. Every band has the same length, so you can count them.
  3. Drop it. The pole tips over towards the target. The closer its gold tip lands, the more points: up to 5,000 per throw.

All the details are in the guide to playing PoleGuesser.

Example throws in Argentina

Real distances between towns in the game, as the crow flies (great-circle distance), measured the same way the game measures them.

How far is Rosario from Buenos Aires?

279 km as the crow flies, to the north-west. short

On the pole: 1 band = 100 km, so about 2.8 bands.

How far is Mendoza from Córdoba?

467 km as the crow flies, to the west. medium

On the pole: 1 band = 100 km, so about 4.7 bands.

How far is Santiago del Estero from San Juan?

586 km as the crow flies, to the north-east. medium

On the pole: 1 band = 100 km, so about 5.9 bands.

How far is Santa Fe from Salta?

891 km as the crow flies, to the south-east. long

On the pole: 1 band = 100 km, so about 8.9 bands.

How far is Mar del Plata from San Miguel de Tucumán?

1,435 km as the crow flies, to the south-east. long

On the pole: 1 band = 100 km, so about 14.3 bands.

Throw distances in Argentina

Throws are scaled to the size of the country. In Argentina they go from 66 km to 2,062 km, and every game mixes all three kinds:

ThrowDistance
short66 to 330 km
medium330 to 825 km
long825 to 2,062 km

For scale: the two towns farthest apart in the game, Tartagal and Caleta Olivia, are 2,681 km apart.

Towns in the game include Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza, San Miguel de Tucumán, Mar del Plata, Salta, Santa Fe, San Juan, Resistencia, Santiago del Estero, Posadas and 88 more.

Argentina: questions and answers

Is PoleGuesser free?

Yes. Your home country's daily, the leaderboards, friends groups, challenges and practice in every country are free, with no ads and no tracking cookies. PoleGuesser Plus (coming soon) will be an optional one-time purchase for extras: the archive of past dailies, a World Tour through today's daily in all 27 countries, pole skins and a supporter badge.

How is the score computed?

Each throw gives up to 5,000 points, based on how far off you are relative to the distance: 10% off is about 3,000 points, 25% off about 1,400. So a short throw counts as much as a long one. A daily has 5 throws, so the best possible total is 25,000. In Golf scoring (practice) every kilometre you miss by is a stroke.

When is the new Argentina daily?

Every day at midnight Swiss time (Central European Time), the same moment in every country. Everyone playing in Argentina gets the same 5 throws that day, and you get one attempt. Your progress is saved after every throw, so you can leave and come back.

Do I need an account?

No. You can play right away. To appear on the leaderboard you only pick a nickname. If you want to keep your progress on all your devices, you can sign in with Google, but you never have to.

Can I play with friends?

Yes. Make a friends group, share the invite link, and the daily leaderboard gets a tab with just your group. After a practice game you can also send a challenge link: your friend plays the same 5 throws and tries to beat your score.

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